Sosegar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of sosegar — "to calm, to soothe" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for sosegar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Sosegar means to calm or soothe someone: sosegar a su hijo, sosegar los ánimos. With se it means to calm down: sosegarse tras la discusión. To see it in a real sentence: Yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story".
Present tense conjugation table: sosegar
Every person of sosegar in the present tense. The gerund is sosegando and the past participle is sosegado.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | sosiego |
| tú | sosiegas |
| él/ella/Ud. | sosiega |
| nosotros/as | sosegamos |
| vosotros/as | sosegáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sosiegan |
How the present of sosegar is formed
The present of sosegar is built from the stem soseg- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | sosiego |
| tú | -as | sosiegas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | sosiega |
| nosotros/as | -amos | sosegamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | sosegáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | sosiegan |
The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: sosiego, sosiegas, sosiega and sosiegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: sosegamos, sosegáis.
The gerund of sosegar is sosegando and the past participle is sosegado. Both are the forms you need with estar and haber respectively.
When to use the present tense of sosegar
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and sosegar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Habits and routines
The present describes things that happen regularly, as a habit or routine.
"Cada día, yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento" — "Every day, I calm his son with a story"
General truths
The present states facts that are always true, not just true today.
"Mi amigo sosiega los ánimos tras la discusión" — "My friend calms tempers after the argument"
What is happening now
The present describes an action in progress right now.
"Ahora, yo sosiego a la multitud con palabras" — "Right now, I calm the crowd with words"
Near-future plans
Spanish often uses the present for a plan that is already fixed.
"Mañana, nosotros sosegamos su corazón con música" — "Tomorrow, we calm his heart with music"
Timetables and scheduled events
The present is the tense for timetables, programmes and things that happen on a schedule.
"Ellos sosiegan las aguas del lago" — "They calm the waters of the lake"
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: {'pre_es': 'Cada día, ', 'pre_en': 'Every day, '}yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story"
- Preterite — one finished occasion: {'pre_es': 'Ayer, ', 'pre_en': 'Yesterday, '}yo sosegué a su hijo con un cuento — "I calmed his son with a story"
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: {}tú sosiegas los ánimos tras la discusión — "You calm tempers after the argument"
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: {}tú sosegabas los ánimos tras la discusión — "You used to calm tempers after the argument"
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él sosiega a la multitud con palabras — "He calms the crowd with words"
- Future — what will happen: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él sosegará a la multitud con palabras — "He will calm the crowd with words"
Examples: sosegar in the present tense
Seven sentences that show sosegar in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story"
- Tú sosiegas los ánimos tras la discusión — "You calm tempers after the argument"
- Él sosiega a la multitud con palabras — "He calms the crowd with words"
- Nosotros sosegamos su corazón con música — "We calm his heart with music"
- Vosotros sosegáis las aguas del lago — "You calm the waters of the lake"
- Ellos sosiegan a su hijo con un cuento — "They calm his son with a story"
- Yo sosiego los ánimos tras la discusión — "I calm tempers after the argument"
Common mistakes with sosegar in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with sosegar in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo sosego a su hijo con un cuento.
✓ Correct: Yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento.
sosegar is a stem-changing verb (e → ie): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is sosiego, not sosego.
✗ *Tú sosiega los ánimos tras la discusión.
✓ Correct: Tú sosiegas los ánimos tras la discusión.
The tú form and the él form are different: tú takes sosiegas, él takes sosiega.
✗ *Cada día, yo sosegué a la multitud con palabras
✓ Correct: Cada día, yo sosiego a la multitud con palabras
Cada día describes a habit, so it needs the present, not the preterite.
✗ *Vosotros sosegais su corazón con música.
✓ Correct: Vosotros sosegáis su corazón con música.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: sosegáis, not sosegais.
Quiz: sosegar in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of sosegar. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
Which is the correct present form of sosegar for tú? A. sosiegas B. sosiego C. sosiega D. sosegamos
Complete the sentence: Yo ______ a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story" (present) A. sosiegas B. sosiega C. sosegamos D. sosiego
Complete the sentence: Él ______ los ánimos tras la discusión — "He calms tempers after the argument" (present) A. sosiegas B. sosegamos C. sosiega D. sosiego
Which is the correct present form of sosegar for nosotros? A. sosiegas B. sosiega C. sosiegan D. sosegamos
Which sentence uses sosegar correctly in the present? A. Mi amigo sosegamos a la multitud con palabras B. Mi amigo sosiega a la multitud con palabras C. Mi amigo sosiegas a la multitud con palabras D. Mi amigo sosegaba a la multitud con palabras
Complete the sentence: Vosotros ______ su corazón con música — "You calm his heart with music" (present) A. sosiegas B. sosiega C. sosegáis D. sosiego
Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ las aguas del lago — "They calm the waters of the lake" (present) A. sosiegas B. sosiega C. sosiegan D. sosiego
What is the gerund of sosegar? A. sosiego B. sosegué C. sosegando D. sosegado
Answer key
- sosiegas — The tú form in the present is sosiegas.
- sosiego — The present form for yo is sosiego.
- sosiega — The present form for él/ella/Ud. is sosiega.
- sosegamos — The nosotros form in the present is sosegamos.
- Mi amigo sosiega a la multitud con palabras — Mi amigo sosiega a la multitud con palabras is correct: the verb agrees with its subject and the tense is the present.
- sosegáis — The present form for vosotros/as is sosegáis.
- sosiegan — The present form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is sosiegan.
- sosegando — The gerund is sosegando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive, and it is not the past participle sosegado.
Frequently asked questions
Is sosegar regular in the present tense?
No — in the present the stem changes: The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: sosiego, sosiegas, sosiega and sosiegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: sosegamos, sosegáis. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem.
What is the gerund and the past participle of sosegar?
The gerund is sosegando and the past participle is sosegado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I calm" in the present tense?
Say sosiego. For example: Yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story".
What is the difference between the present and the preterite of sosegar?
The present describes a habit or what happens now: Yo sosiego a su hijo con un cuento — "I calm his son with a story". The preterite reports one finished occasion: Ayer, yo sosegué a su hijo con un cuento — "Yesterday, I calmed his son with a story". Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once.
Related links
- Full conjugation of sosegar — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- sosegar examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.